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Official

Hafız Yusuf Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Boyabat in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 187-215-213

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Life

Born in Boyabat in 1875/76 (AH 1292) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Hafız Yusuf Efendi was the child of a teacher (muallim). Work began in Istanbul in 1909/10, at about 34, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1909/10, places Yusuf in Istanbul as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 300 kuruş a month.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 2 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1909/1012BoyabatIstanbul

  1. Boyabat

    Born 1875/76 (AH 1292)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1909/10 (AH 1327); 1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Birthplace
Boyabat
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
muallim

Education

Religious school (medrese)
Medrese (4 years)medrese (Islamic college)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1909/10 (AH 1327)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 126 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Hafız Yusuf Efendi had the 98th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 92 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Hafız Yusuf Efendi had the 56th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 16 officials with Medrese among their schools, Hafız Yusuf Efendi had the 15th highest salary.

All 16 officials with Medrese

Same birthplace

Of the 3 officials born in Boyabat, Hafız Yusuf Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Boyabat, with the 3 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Hafız Yusuf Efendi had the 56th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Hafız Yusuf Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract187-215-213
What the sources named in this table are
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.

Sources and original values (13)

Recorded values of Hafız Yusuf Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHafız Yusuf EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1292Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceboyabadRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthkastamonuRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmuallimRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionmuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityturkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolmedreseRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1327Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Personnel attributes extract
The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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